PMAA, RMSB, Vault Toilet Replacement (Wheeler)

The Colorado Division of Parks & Wildlife issued a quotation request for the replacement of a vault toilet facility at Wheeler Campground within Steamboat Lake State Park near Oak Creek, Colorado. The procurement involves the demolition of an existing vault toilet structure and installation of one new CXT-Tioga double vault toilet equipped with solar lighting and exterior stack fans, along with ADA-compliant concrete improvements including a 204 square-foot concrete sidewalk (5-inch thickness) and 304 square-foot handicap concrete parking stalls (6-inch thickness), and 20 tons of compacted Class 6 gravel surfacing. The project scope includes six line items: mobilization, demolition, precast vault toilet installation, concrete flatwork, concrete handicap parking, and gravel surfacing. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on the grand total price submitted on the bid schedule. The deadline for written questions was June 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (MDT), with bids due on June 23, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. (MDT) to the Colorado State Parks Northwest Regional Office in Grand Junction. The tentative award date was July 17, 2015, with a notice to proceed on July 24, 2015 and project completion required by January 1, 2016, allowing contractors 180 calendar days to complete all work. No job site meeting was scheduled; contractors were required to review all bid documents for project details.

Contractors responding to this procurement must obtain and maintain workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 per accident, with the State of Colorado named as an additional insured on the commercial general liability policy. The solicitation documents do not indicate any specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged or minority-owned enterprises. Payment terms specify that mobilization costs are paid in two installments (60 percent on the first month's pay estimate and 40 percent upon final cleanup and approval), while all other line items are compensated at contract unit prices upon verification by the project manager. The state is exempt from federal excise taxes and state and local sales taxes. The project is subject to Colorado's public contracts provisions, including employment eligibility verification through the E-Verify Program. Specific budget or award values were not disclosed in the available solicitation documents.